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Suzuki is the third Japanese manufacturer in the premier GP class, in that the 500cc World Champion has only come from three different camps in the last 28 s... Show moreeasons, with Honda and Yamaha leading the way. Suzuki?s 153 race victories have come in the 50cc, 125cc and 500cc classes, and their sixth 500 title (and fifteenth overall) went the way of Kenny Roberts Jr in 2000. Their Superbikes have not been quite so prominent, with only eight race wins in total. In the same year as Roberts tasted success, however, Pier-Francesco Chili took his Suzuki to fourth overall in WSB, scoring ten podium results in the process. Another Suzuki, ridden by Chris Walker, was BSB runner-up in 2000. The current GP bike is the V4-engined GSV-R four-stroke, which has yet to take a victory and, indeed, is yet to match the best machines in the class, on a level playing field. Kenny Roberts remains the team leader, with Sete Gibernau making way for John Hopkins in 2003. This pair are likely to be backed up by Japanese factory runners, such as Akira Ryo, who may appear as wildcard entrants. In the World Superbike series, a single GSX-R 1000 four cylinder is being campaigned by Gregorio Lavilla, with the Spaniard moving up from the 750cc version for 2003. The British championship saw the 1000cc machine introduced in 2002, and Suzuki?s assault is being led once again by former champion John Reynolds. His team-mate is Japanese factory man Yukio Kagayama, who has GP experience for the company. Other privateer bikes will be run for the likes of Paul Jones. To date, Reynolds has managed a pole position and a race win against the dominating Ducatis, and signs are that progress is being made.ENGINE TYPE: 4 STROKE WATER COOLED INLINE 4 BORE / STROKE: 67.0?42.5 DISPLACEMENT: 599 cc MAX POWER: 124 ps OVER / 14,000 rpm VALVE TYPE: DOHC 4 VALVE PISTON: FORGING CARBURATION TYPE: FUEL INJECTION 38mm EXHAUST SYSTEM: 4 - 2 - 1 LUBRICATION SYSTEM: WET SUMP IGNITION SYSTEM: FULL TRANSISTORIZED IGNITION SPARK PLUG: NGK R00045J-11 CLUTCH: WET MULTI PLATES TRANSMISSION: 6 SPEED CONSTANT MESH DRIVE CHAIN: DC 520 FRAME TYPE : TWIN SPAR ALUMINUM ALLOY FRAME SUSPENSION: FRONT : TELESCOPIC REAR : LINK TYPE WHEEL: FRONT : 17 inches REAR : 17 inches BRAKE SYSTEM: FRONT : DOUBLE DISC (STEEL) REAR : SINGLE DISC (STEEL) OVERALL LENGTH: 2,040 mm OVERALL WIDTH: 715 mm OVERALL HEIGHT: 1,135 mm WHEELBASE: 1,400 mm WEIGHT: 167 kg Show Less

Suzuki is the third Japanese manufacturer in the premier GP class, in that the 500cc World Champion has only come from three different camps in the last 28 s... Show moreeasons, with Honda and Yamaha leading the way. Suzuki?s 153 race victories have come in the 50cc, 125cc and 500cc classes, and their sixth 500 title (and fifteenth overall) went the way of Kenny Roberts Jr in 2000. Their Superbikes have not been quite so prominent, with only eight race wins in total. In the same year as Roberts tasted success, however, Pier-Francesco Chili took his Suzuki to fourth overall in WSB, scoring ten podium results in the process. Another Suzuki, ridden by Chris Walker, was BSB runner-up in 2000. The current GP bike is the V4-engined GSV-R four-stroke, which has yet to take a victory and, indeed, is yet to match the best machines in the class, on a level playing field. Kenny Roberts remains the team leader, with Sete Gibernau making way for John Hopkins in 2003. This pair are likely to be backed up by Japanese factory runners, such as Akira Ryo, who may appear as wildcard entrants. In the World Superbike series, a single GSX-R 1000 four cylinder is being campaigned by Gregorio Lavilla, with the Spaniard moving up from the 750cc version for 2003. The British championship saw the 1000cc machine introduced in 2002, and Suzuki?s assault is being led once again by former champion John Reynolds. His team-mate is Japanese factory man Yukio Kagayama, who has GP experience for the company. Other privateer bikes will be run for the likes of Paul Jones. To date, Reynolds has managed a pole position and a race win against the dominating Ducatis, and signs are that progress is being made.ENGINE TYPE: 4 STROKE WATER COOLED INLINE 4 BORE / STROKE: 67.0?42.5 DISPLACEMENT: 599 cc MAX POWER: 124 ps OVER / 14,000 rpm VALVE TYPE: DOHC 4 VALVE PISTON: FORGING CARBURATION TYPE: FUEL INJECTION 38mm EXHAUST SYSTEM: 4 - 2 - 1 LUBRICATION SYSTEM: WET SUMP IGNITION SYSTEM: FULL TRANSISTORIZED IGNITION SPARK PLUG: NGK R00045J-11 CLUTCH: WET MULTI PLATES TRANSMISSION: 6 SPEED CONSTANT MESH DRIVE CHAIN: DC 520 FRAME TYPE : TWIN SPAR ALUMINUM ALLOY FRAME SUSPENSION: FRONT : TELESCOPIC REAR : LINK TYPE WHEEL: FRONT : 17 inches REAR : 17 inches BRAKE SYSTEM: FRONT : DOUBLE DISC (STEEL) REAR : SINGLE DISC (STEEL) OVERALL LENGTH: 2,040 mm OVERALL WIDTH: 715 mm OVERALL HEIGHT: 1,135 mm WHEELBASE: 1,400 mm WEIGHT: 167 kg Show Less

Suzuki is the third Japanese manufacturer in the premier GP class, in that the 500cc World Champion has only come from three different camps in the last 28 s... Show moreeasons, with Honda and Yamaha leading the way. Suzuki?s 153 race victories have come in the 50cc, 125cc and 500cc classes, and their sixth 500 title (and fifteenth overall) went the way of Kenny Roberts Jr in 2000. Their Superbikes have not been quite so prominent, with only eight race wins in total. In the same year as Roberts tasted success, however, Pier-Francesco Chili took his Suzuki to fourth overall in WSB, scoring ten podium results in the process. Another Suzuki, ridden by Chris Walker, was BSB runner-up in 2000. The current GP bike is the V4-engined GSV-R four-stroke, which has yet to take a victory and, indeed, is yet to match the best machines in the class, on a level playing field. Kenny Roberts remains the team leader, with Sete Gibernau making way for John Hopkins in 2003. This pair are likely to be backed up by Japanese factory runners, such as Akira Ryo, who may appear as wildcard entrants. In the World Superbike series, a single GSX-R 1000 four cylinder is being campaigned by Gregorio Lavilla, with the Spaniard moving up from the 750cc version for 2003. The British championship saw the 1000cc machine introduced in 2002, and Suzuki?s assault is being led once again by former champion John Reynolds. His team-mate is Japanese factory man Yukio Kagayama, who has GP experience for the company. Other privateer bikes will be run for the likes of Paul Jones. To date, Reynolds has managed a pole position and a race win against the dominating Ducatis, and signs are that progress is being made.ENGINE TYPE: 4 STROKE WATER COOLED INLINE 4 BORE / STROKE: 67.0?42.5 DISPLACEMENT: 599 cc MAX POWER: 124 ps OVER / 14,000 rpm VALVE TYPE: DOHC 4 VALVE PISTON: FORGING CARBURATION TYPE: FUEL INJECTION 38mm EXHAUST SYSTEM: 4 - 2 - 1 LUBRICATION SYSTEM: WET SUMP IGNITION SYSTEM: FULL TRANSISTORIZED IGNITION SPARK PLUG: NGK R00045J-11 CLUTCH: WET MULTI PLATES TRANSMISSION: 6 SPEED CONSTANT MESH DRIVE CHAIN: DC 520 FRAME TYPE : TWIN SPAR ALUMINUM ALLOY FRAME SUSPENSION: FRONT : TELESCOPIC REAR : LINK TYPE WHEEL: FRONT : 17 inches REAR : 17 inches BRAKE SYSTEM: FRONT : DOUBLE DISC (STEEL) REAR : SINGLE DISC (STEEL) OVERALL LENGTH: 2,040 mm OVERALL WIDTH: 715 mm OVERALL HEIGHT: 1,135 mm WHEELBASE: 1,400 mm WEIGHT: 167 kg Show Less

In 1986, Suzuki originated the mass-production repli-racer Superbike with its revolutionary GSX-R750. Never before had a bike so racy been offered to so many... Show more riders. The first GSX-R was distinguished by its full fairing, a then-unusual square-tube aluminum frame, and design features that made the Suzuki by far the lightest bike in its class. This signature Suzuki motorcycle, backed by an outstanding contingency program that paid riders for results, became the omnipresent club racing machine. Many of the best American riders of the last 15 years honed their skills on GSX-Rs and some rode to championships and Daytona glory. A young, fearless Kevin Schwantz won the Daytona 200-miler in 1988 and numerous other Superbike races on GSX-Rs prepared by Yoshimura R&D. Jamie James added to the Superbike championship tally with a title win in 1989. And Suzuki started its longtime ownership of the near-stock AMA 750cc Supersport Series. Since 1996, Suzuki has won every 750cc SS title, and virtually every race. More GSX-Rs followed the original 750; an 1100, then a 600. New versions appeared year after year, and some proved nearly as revolutionary as the first. In 1996, Suzuki unveiled an all-new 750 with a liquid-cooled engine and twin-spar aluminum frame. Lighter than some of its competitors by 40-plus pounds, the new GSX-R ruled Supersport racing. With the help of Aussie Mat Mladin, this GSX-R claimed back-to-back AMA Superbike Championships in 1999 and 2000. If that wasn't enough, the smallest GSX-R won its share of AMA 600cc Supersport races, and a championship in 1998. Under the care of Team Valvoline Suzuki, the big 1100 won a long string of WERA National Endurance Championships. In 2001, Mladin and Yoshimura then debuted yet another new low-mass GSX-R750 at Daytona, and easily won the event. The year also saw the debut of the outrageous GSX-R1000, featuring class-leading horsepower packed into a ridiculously light 375-pound motorcycle. Like the 750 before it, the new 1000 won various bike-of-the-year honors worldwide. While the GSX-Rs collected most of Suzuki's road racing trophies, other notable wins came around the world. Schwantz, who cut his racing teeth on GSX-Rs, went on to numerous 500cc Grand Prix victories, and won the World Championship on his Suzuki RGV500 in 1993. Kenny Roberts Jr. joined Team Suzuki in 1999 and won a slew of races on his Suzuki V-four before winning his first 500cc World Championship during the 2000 season. Suzuki once again was on top of the pinnacle of all motorcycle racing. And, back home in America, Angelle became the first woman to win the NHRA Pro Stock Bike title that same year. In 2001, she surpassed the famous Shirley Muldowney in NHRA victories, becoming the most successful woman on the drag strip ever. Show Less